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Peer reviewedFisher, Cynthia – Cognition, 2002
Argues that Tomasello's (2000) interpretation of young children's conservatism in language production depends on questionable premises. Reviews evidence against the assumptions, showing that children learn item-specific facts about verbs and other lexical items. Asserts that researchers must explore the interactions of lexical and more abstract…
Descriptors: Child Development, Knowledge Level, Language Acquisition, Research Needs
